| Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood Contributor(s): Rymer, James Malcolm (Author), Herr, Curt (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0979587158 ISBN-13: 9780979587153 Publisher: Zittaw Press OUR PRICE: $34.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2007 Annotation: Sold for a penny a chapter on the streets of London in 1845, "Varney the Vampire" is a milestone of vampire fiction, yet ignored and overlooked for nearly 100 years. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Horror - General - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.61" H x 8.25" W x 11" (3.95 lbs) 812 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: He's Baaaaack after 100 years of neglect, the potboiler Penny Dreadful Varney The Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood returns in this innovative critical edition to entertain a whole new generation of readers. Sold for a penny a chapter on the streets of London in 1845, Varney the Vampire is a milestone of Vampire fiction, yet ignored and overlooked for nearly 100 years, until now The Critical Edition of Varney the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood includes: - A critical introduction about the Penny Dreadful Press and the lore of the Mid 19th Century Vampire - Over 200 notes explaining references, historical information, and corrections to the text - A variety of 19th century essays explaining the horrors and dangers of (gasp ) reading Penny Dreadfuls - Contemporary critical essays on James Malcolm Rymer and his most famous Penny Dreadfuls: Varney the Vampire and Sweeney Todd - Four additional early Penny Dreadfuls detailing insanity, family cannibalism, torture gone wrong, and other bed time stories - A reader's guide - Reproductions of the original woodcut illustrations |
